Improvement in wheels for vehicles



J. WEATHERS.

Wheel for Vehicls.

Patenfed Feb 21, 1871.

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N,PETERS, PHOTO-UTNOGRAPNER, WASHINGTON. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

JAMES XVEATHERS, OF GREENSBURG, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WHEELS FOR VEHICLES.

Specification forming part of Lotti rs Patent-N0. l l'2,099, datedFebruary 21, 1571.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES WEATHnns, of Greensburg, in the county ofDecatur, and in the State of Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in \Vheels for Vehicles; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in providing the tire of the wheelwith a continuous groove on the inside, and fastening it onto the wheelby set-screws passing from the inside through the rim of the wheel, andtheir points coming into the groove in the tire.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in whichFigure l is a longitudinal vertical section of my wheel; and Figs. 2 and3 are transverse vertical sections through the rim and tire, showing thegroove and set-screw.

A represents the hub, B B the spokes, and C the rim, ofa wheel made inany ot'the known and usual ways.

D represents the tire, which is provided on its inner side with acontinuous groove, a. This tire being put 011 the wheel, set-screws b bare passed from the inside through the rim 0, their points projectingbeyond the rim into the groove (1, and thus the tire is prevented fromslipping off the wheel. Vhen it is necessary to take off the tire,merely loosen or unscrew the set-screws I) 1) till their points arewithdrawn from the groove a, and the tire can be easily removed.

In the usual mode of fastening tires there are holes for bolts throughthe tire and the rim of the wheel. Then in resetting the tire theseholes do not always come opposite each other, necessitating the makingof new holes in the rim, thereby weakening the wheel. By my method itdoes not matter where the tire is put on. The setscrews fit at anypoint.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the tire D, provided with a continuous groove on itsinner side, with the set-screws Z), passing through the fellies 0 andsecuring the tire, all as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this27th day of September, 1870.

JAMES WEATHERS.

\Vitncsses:

EDWARD Srnnn, ROBERT HAZELRIGG.

